2023

ANNIVERSARY EDITION<br/>REISSUE<br/>REMASTERED

Lars Winnerbäcks fjortonde album, Neutronstjärnan, är ett album han skapat tillsammans med Joakim Berg och Martin Sköld från Kent. Lasses texter fångar med sedvanlig precision hur det är att vara människa i det här landet samtidigt som de ramas in av en vemodig ljudbild omisskännligt signerad Berg och Sköld. Sångerna bär namn som Vår tid, Min gata i stan och Alltid nästan där. En lägesrapport från ett land där våren verkar vägra komma. Eller kanske är precis runt hörnet.

Färgade vinyler. Mycket limiterade = totalt 500 ex. 100 ex i Sverige.

Swedish singer and songwriter Jesper Lindell is ready to release his third full length album, "Before The Sun". Just like its predecessor "Twilights" (2022), "Before The Sun" was recorded and mixed at Jesper's own studio Brunnsvik Sounds, located right outside Ludvika, Dalarna. The album was produced by Björn Pettersson and Jesper Lindell and besides his touring band, we get guest appearances by Brunnsvik Horns and American folk/country star in rising Kassi<br/>Valazza.<br/>"Before The Sun" will be released by GG Records/Border on CD, LP and all<br/>digital platforms March 1, 2024.<br/>The first single taken from the album is the opening track,"One Of These Rainy Days" (release November 3, 2023), A soulful statement, claiming a musical territory previously inhabited by greats like Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and The Band. Now there's a new kid in town and his name is Jesper Lindell!<br/>Much has happened since the release of "Twilights" in March 2022. The album was very well received in Sweden and internationally, enabling Jesper and his band to tour the album for more than a year. And they did some serious touring for sure. Since the release they don 150+ gigs back home in Scandinavia and in France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands and the UK. The heavy touring has allowed Jesper Lindell to grow even further as vocalist and stage personality. And the<br/>band has developed into a smooth machine, delivering on top level night after night.<br/><br/>Despite the hectic schedule, Jesper Lindell also found time to record 5 songs for his solo project "Windows". The first volume was release in August 2023. God only knows when volume 2 will be recorded. Or to be more correct, only Jesper knows.<br/><br/>In the history of music, there are some strange, almost mythical places. Muscle Shoals is actually a pretty gloomy small town in Alabama, but for music fans it's a Mecca, due to all the great music recorded there. Woodstock has its charm with its artist colony and chick boutiques, but it's because of all the groundbreaking music created there that music buffs talk about Woodstock as a holy place. Bakersfield was and is a farming town with some oil findings in California. Nothing much going on there except it was the birthplace of a brand new sub-genre of country music in the 60-ties. In the future we might add Brunnsvik to the list of mythical music locations? A place with a fertile ground for timeless music, with deep roots and viability. Just like the music Jesper Lindell and his band gives us on the new album "Before The Sun". Timeless, proud and beautiful music!

Darkness: Permission to land [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]

Svart Ridå: Svart Ridå [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]

April 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's ALADDIN SANE, which was released only ten months after his breakthrough album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. The title track and songs such as 'Panic In Detroit,' 'Lady Grinning Soul' and 'Time' marked a significant musical progression from its predecessor, adding brass, woodwind, soulful backing vocals and the distinctive piano playing of Mike Garson.<br/> <br/>ALADDIN SANE will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc LP pressed from the same master.<br/> <br/>The album was preceded by two singles 'The Jean Genie' and 'Drive-In Saturday', peaking in the U.K. singles chart at numbers 2 and 3 respectively, and was the first time he topped the U.K. album charts. It also marked Bowie's debut on the U.S. charts reaching the top 20 album chart there, where an edited version of 'Time' was released as a single. <br/> <br/>The cover of ALADDIN SANE has become one of the most striking and memorable images in rock n roll history and was rumoured to be the most expensive produced up to that point. The cover photograph was taken by Brian Duffy, who would also shoot the sleeves for 1979's LODGER and 1980's SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) and features Bowie with the iconic red and blue lightning bolt make-up, an image which has staked out an indelible spot in the planet's cultural lexicon. <br/> <br/>This new pressing of ALADDIN SANE was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.<br/> <br/>Bowie described ALADDIN SANE as 'Ziggy Goes To Washington: Ziggy under the influence of America'. The album was to be Ziggy Stardust's last stand, and the persona was laid to rest three months after the album's release in July 1973 at the infamous final show with the Spiders From Mars at London's Hammersmith Odeon.